Two slayings and a shooting in the past week have put a strain on Santa Fe's small police department, which typically deals with two homicides a year."Very little sleep, " said Eric Johnson, a spokesman for the Santa Fe Police Department. "It's been on-going, one thing after another."Last Friday, police found the body of a missing woman.On Wednesday, maintenance workers discovered a man's body wrapped in sheets and blankets in an apartment.And on Thursday, a 13-year-old was arrested in connection with the shooting of a 15-year-old."It's very unusual for us to have this many incidents in a short period of time," said Johnson.Tourist Lynn Montoya was trying to leave the city on Thursday when she spotted police near the Greyhound station."The SWAT team and everyone else pulled up and started down the railroad tracks looking and searching the grass," said Montoya.Montoya said she's glad to be able to return home."I'm ready to get out of here," she said.Johnson said he can understand how Montoya felt."I think everybody can use a break," he said.Previous Stories:
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SANTA FE, N.M. —

Two slayings and a shooting in the past week have put a strain on Santa Fe's small police department, which typically deals with two homicides a year.

"Very little sleep, " said Eric Johnson, a spokesman for the Santa Fe Police Department. "It's been on-going, one thing after another."

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Last Friday, police found the body of a missing woman.

On Wednesday, maintenance workers discovered a man's body wrapped in sheets and blankets in an apartment.

And on Thursday, a 13-year-old was arrested in connection with the shooting of a 15-year-old.

"It's very unusual for us to have this many incidents in a short period of time," said Johnson.

Tourist Lynn Montoya was trying to leave the city on Thursday when she spotted police near the Greyhound station.

"The SWAT team and everyone else pulled up and started down the railroad tracks looking and searching the grass," said Montoya.